Cloud Network Administrator
TEKsystems · Knoxville, TN
$36.06–$45.67/hrfrom the description
Jul 20, 2026
Knoxville, TN
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A hybrid contract-to-hire network engineering role focused on designing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise infrastructure across Azure, OCI, and on-premises environments. Day-to-day work includes active projects such as a hub consolidation, Express Route redesign, firewall centralization, and BGP configuration, alongside performance monitoring and tier-2/3 troubleshooting. Best suited to an independently driven network engineer with solid Azure networking knowledge and a genuine interest in hands-on infrastructure work.
Mid level · 4+ years · Knoxville, TN · Contract
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 50 people in the Knoxville, TN area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (network and computer systems administrators). range 10–80
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $89,322 (middle half $79,020–$105,337). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The experience gate is stated as 'Associate's degree OR 4+ years of direct network administration/engineering experience' — since equivalent experience is accepted in lieu of a degree, the degree requirement is set to None.
The role is contract-to-hire, posted through TEKsystems as a staffing engagement; the employment type is set to Contract accordingly.
Cisco, Palo Alto, Arista, Fortinet, and Juniper appear in the 'Top Skills Details' / narrative skills list rather than in a hard-requirements block; they are marked preferred. Juniper is also explicitly called out under 'Nice to Have.'
OCI (Oracle Cloud Infrastructure) and Azure Route Server / Express Route appear in the project/context narrative and Nice to Have section; marked preferred.
Terraform is listed under Nice to Have with an explicit 'big bonus' qualifier.
CCNA and peer certifications (CCNP, AZ-500, AZ-900, Security+) are listed under Nice to Have / Preferred.
The role is classified as 15-1244 (Network and Computer Systems Administrators) because the primary day-to-day work is designing, deploying, and maintaining network infrastructure — operating and administering networks — rather than writing and shipping software. The alt code 15-1299 is noted given the cloud-heavy, hybrid architecture scope.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
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